, 1887-11-13
%LOQUACIOUS L'ROY.
He Relates Adventures of the Trip
North With Mccoy.
Says That the Desperate Is An
Arrant Coward.
Tells Where Himself and Mccoy
Received Assistance.

and alleged stage robber and hold up, is
in his own conceited mind and in the i'm
agination of worshippers of lions of his
despicable stripe, the most important indi-
vidual at present occupying a lonely cell
in the Laramie county Jail.
The fugitive, the second Of the escaped
prisoners to be recaptured, arrived from
the West yesterday afternoon IN charge of
Deputy Sheriff Smalley, who has been
pursuing the captive and the still missing
Mccoy for the past three weeks. The
pair were followed from the depot to the
court house by a large crowd anxious to
catch a glimpse of the criminal who had
been a comrade and faithful servant of
the notorious outlaw, Bill Mccoy.
The prisoner has altered somewhat in
general appearance since his departure
nearly six weeks G Prior to the deliv-
cry Leroy, though healthy, had become
pale as the most sedantery; now he is
tanned the dark hue of the man who
spends the major portion of his time in
the open air; when davising ways and
means to secure liberty Leroy was smooth
faced as the boy of II; now he is bearded
like a parde. His sinister Smile, slightly
projecting teeth and bravado air still re
main.
The capture of Leroy was effected at
tie camp near Red Lodge, Mont fully
500 hundred miles from Cheyenne by
Arthur Sparahawk, Ben II. Smalley, aud
two other men. The escaped prisoner
reached the camp twenty-four hours be
fore his pursuers and was given work.
He and a companion were shaking
logs on the thickly timbered hillside. The
officials approached cautiously fearing
that Leroy would take refuge in the
surrounding underbrush. When the
desired man was covered with rifles aud
ordered to elevate his hands, he almost
tainted and did not cease trembling until
enroute to Lander. The trip to Chey-
enne was made without incident. Small
ley handcuffed himself to the prisoner
and slept by his side. The Laramie
county official is loud in his praises of the
courteous treatment accorded him BY
Sheriff Splrahawk, of Fremont county.
That gentleman was untiring in his eff
forts to assist in the interrogation and
capture of Mccoy and Leroy and being
thoroughly acquainted with the northern
country aided materially in capturing the
horse thief and Jail breaker.
Leroy is loquacious as Il poll parrot
and chatters necessarily about his f~avOrite
topics-the escape, fight and shrewdness
and bravery of Mr.. Leroy.
The prodigal prisoner states that Jones
was the master mind and leader of the
plot. Prior to the transfer of the most
desperate prisoners to the steel cells Jones
had a fine steel saw in his possession.
He retained this tool and received two
more from an unknown friend. Mccoy,
the captured man asserts, feared that
Lockwood would reveal their plans, and
spent a greater portion of his time in
writing letters vowing eternal friendship
to the man whom he cursed as a coward
before his cell mates. Lockwood assured
a LEADER representative and other per-
sons some time since that he was not
aware that the delivery was to occur. 1t
might be mentioned incidentally that
Lockwood's reputation for veracity is
much better than LeRoy's.
The horse thief grew eloquent when
relating circumstances of the flight north
ward. In Box Elder canon, he conf
IDENTIFY asserts, two officers passed within
fifteen feet of himself and Mccoy.
Had the pursuers espied the game
lurking in the rocks, they would
have been shot down like dogs. Not de
string to shed the blood of unoffending
men and raising a still greater furOre, lie
Roy says they regretfully allowed the
officers to travel peacefully onward.
While admitting that he stole horses at
Cherry creek and maintaining that he
was compelled to provide food and trans
portation for Mccoy, Leroy defies the
authorities to convict him Of horse steal.
ing.
At the 4P ranch, recites the returned
wanderer, clothes and food we're obtained;
at Keeline's both were provided with
rifles and Mccoy received $75 in green
backs from some person unknown to lie.
Roy.
Leroy declares that he and Mccoy
separated near Tom Suns Sweetwater
ranch. The murderer declared his inten-
ton of proceeding to Northwest Territory
so soon as possible.
There are still fair prospects of McCoy's
capture at an early day, as the authorities
in Northern Montana are anxiously await
ing his advent in that section.
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